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Letter Responding to Request for Views of the Department of the Army on S. 1658, A Bill

Letter Responding to Request for Views of the Department of the Army on S. 1658, A Bill

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WASHINGTON 25, D.C.
IN REPLY REFER TO:
APR 1 1964
Honorable Kermit Gordon
Director, Bureau of the Budget
Dear Mr. Gordon:
This letter responds to your request for the views of the Department of the Army with respect to the Department of Interior's proposed report on S. 1658, 88th Congress, a bill "To authorize, construct, operate, and maintain the Central Arizona project, Arizona-New Mexico, and for other purposes," and their alternative draft bill.
The draft bill proposed by the Department of the Interior as a substitute for S. 1658 provides for the development of water for use in an area defined as the Pacific Southwest Region. Under the provisions of the substitute bill, the availability of a specified quantity of water would be guaranteed to Arizona, California, and Nevada. Authorization is given for the construction of a group of water development and distribution projects within the region plus facilities designed to import water into Southern California. Also, a Pacific Southwest Development Fund is provided to keep systematic records, within the Treasury of the United States, of the expenditures and revenues in connection with the plan of development, all substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Secretary of the Interior as set forth in the Department of the Interior's report on January, 1964, titled "Pacific Southwest Water Plan." The substitute bill would include authorization of the Central Arizona Project, the Dixie Project and the Southern Nevada Water Supply Project previously proposed in S. 1658, S. 26 and S. 2388, respectively.
Before the Federal government commits itself to a regional water plan which, from its inception, lacked coordination with the affected water interests, several fundamental issues deserve careful consideration. Accordingly, it is the view of this Department that action on the initial Plan should be deferred pending completion of an over-all study of the development of the water resources of the region, including a sound and reasoned appraisal of all water problems, and the formulation of optimum plans for their solution. This recommendation does not mean

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WASHINGTON 25, D.C.
IN REPLY REFER TO:
APR 1 1964
Honorable Kermit Gordon
Director, Bureau of the Budget
Dear Mr. Gordon:
This letter responds to your request for the views of the Department of the Army with respect to the Department of Interior's proposed report on S. 1658, 88th Congress, a bill "To authorize, construct, operate, and maintain the Central Arizona project, Arizona-New Mexico, and for other purposes," and their alternative draft bill.
The draft bill proposed by the Department of the Interior as a substitute for S. 1658 provides for the development of water for use in an area defined as the Pacific Southwest Region. Under the provisions of the substitute bill, the availability of a specified quantity of water would be guaranteed to Arizona, California, and Nevada. Authorization is given for the construction of a group of water development and distribution projects within the region plus facilities designed to import water into Southern California. Also, a Pacific Southwest Development Fund is provided to keep systematic records, within the Treasury of the United States, of the expenditures and revenues in connection with the plan of development, all substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Secretary of the Interior as set forth in the Department of the Interior's report on January, 1964, titled "Pacific Southwest Water Plan." The substitute bill would include authorization of the Central Arizona Project, the Dixie Project and the Southern Nevada Water Supply Project previously proposed in S. 1658, S. 26 and S. 2388, respectively.
Before the Federal government commits itself to a regional water plan which, from its inception, lacked coordination with the affected water interests, several fundamental issues deserve careful consideration. Accordingly, it is the view of this Department that action on the initial Plan should be deferred pending completion of an over-all study of the development of the water resources of the region, including a sound and reasoned appraisal of all water problems, and the formulation of optimum plans for their solution. This recommendation does not mean